US9101845B2ActiveUtilityA1

Separable combined toy spinning top

Assignee: CAI DONGQINGPriority: Oct 31, 2011Filed: Sep 7, 2012Granted: Aug 11, 2015
Est. expiryOct 31, 2031(~5.3 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Dongqing Cai
A63H 1/18
90
PatentIndex Score
23
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Claims

Abstract

A separable combined toy spinning top, comprising a main spinning top and an auxiliary spinning top, wherein the main spinning top comprises a spinning top cover ( 1 ), a main spinning top piece ( 2 ), a spinning top shaft sleeve ( 3 ) and a spinning tip ( 4 ); the auxiliary spinning top comprises an auxiliary spinning top piece ( 5 ), a shaft sleeve body ( 6 ) and the spinning tip ( 4 ). The upper part of the auxiliary spinning top is provided with an elastic mechanism, and the main spinning top, flexibly connected onto the top of the auxiliary spinning top, is capable of disconnecting from the auxiliary spinning top and ejecting away via the elastic mechanism when hindered during rotation so that the main spinning top and the auxiliary spinning top rotate independently of each other. The separable combined toy spinning top cleverly combines two spinning tops into one, able to be separated upon impact, so that a player has a higher probability of winning in a competition while the practical abilities of a child can be developed.

Claims

exact text as granted — not AI-modified
What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A detachable combined toy top, comprising:
 a main top, comprising a top cap, a main top piece, a top axle sleeve and a top tip; and 
 a subsidiary top, comprising a subsidiary top piece, an axle sleeve structure and a top tip; 
 wherein an elastic structure is provided on an upper portion of the subsidiary top, the main top is actively connected to the upper portion of the subsidiary top, and by means of the elastic structure, the main top can be detached from the subsidiary top and ejected out when being obstructed during rotation, such that the two tops can spin on themselves separately; 
 wherein the elastic structure is a spring base provided on the axle sleeve structure of the subsidiary top, and the axle sleeve structure is provided with a cavity for containing a spring base, with an upper end of the spring base protruding above the axle sleeve structure so that the spring base is in a compressed state when the main top is connected to the subsidiary top; 
 wherein the spring base comprises a ring base and a spring; a snap-fit tab is provided in the downward extension of the ring base, and a wall of the cavity of the axle sleeve structure has a strip snap groove to allow the snap-fit tab to snap in; by snapping the snap-fit tab into the strip snap groove, the ring base is moveable within the strip snap groove; the spring is installed between the ring base and the cavity so that the ring base can move elastically; 
 wherein a moveable connection between the main top and the subsidiary top is realized by connection of the main top piece and the subsidiary top piece, each of which is provided with adapting pieces that can be movably connected; the main top and the subsidiary top being combined into one by pushing the main top onto the subsidiary top and compressing downwardly the spring base until the main top piece and subsidiary top piece are fitted and connected together; and 
 wherein the subsidiary top piece is designed to be a torus, and the adapting pieces of the subsidiary top piece are upper holders provided at an upper edge of an inner ring of the subsidiary top, and the adapting pieces of the main top piece are designed to be coupling lower holders for cooperating with the upper holders; the main top piece and subsidiary top piece are combined into one top, which can be separated by turning, by stacking the main top piece onto the subsidiary top, staggering the lower holders and the upper holders while pressing, and then turning the main top piece counter-clockwise or clockwise according to a desired clockwise or counter-clockwise direction to spin the detachable combined toy top so that the lower holders are snapped onto the upper holders. 
 
     
     
       2. The detachable combined toy top of  claim 1 , wherein hemispherical bumps are provided on lower surfaces of the upper holders, and complementary hemispherical pits are provided on upper surfaces of the lower holders wherein the hemispherical pits and the hemispherical bumps form socket locks when the lower holders turn and snap onto the upper holders. 
     
     
       3. The detachable combined toy top of  claim 2 , wherein two hemispherical pits are provided on the lower holders that receive the hemispherical bumps before detachment of the main top from the subsidiary top. 
     
     
       4. The detachable combined toy top of  claim 1 , wherein the axle sleeve structure of the subsidiary top has an enveloping edge on an outward extension of its upper edge; wherein the enveloping edge has snap holes; wherein the subsidiary top piece has a snap block on its lower portion and a stop block on its upper portion; wherein a vertical distance between the snap block and the stop block is equal to a thickness of the enveloping edge; wherein the subsidiary top piece can be fastened onto the axle sleeve structure by pushing the snap block through the snap holes and turning. 
     
     
       5. The detachable combined toy top of  claim 1 , wherein the main top piece of the main top has a weight stack connected to its top; wherein the weight stack is fastened between the top cap and the top axle sleeve by connection of the top cap and top axle sleeve; wherein the main top piece is fastened on the top of the top axle sleeve; wherein the top tip of the main top is installed on a lower tip of the top axle sleeve. 
     
     
       6. The detachable combined toy top of  claim 1 , wherein the main top piece of the main top has a plurality of attack portions on its outer edge, wherein the attack portions protrude out on an edge of the main top piece.

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